(Oakland Press Photo By: Vaughn Gurganian)
Raulie Wayne Casteel, 43, of Wixom, is escorted by an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy out of the courtroom of 52-1 District Court Judge Brian MacKenzie after his preliminary exam conference on November 14, 2012.

Raulie Wayne Casteel, 43, of Wixom, is escorted by an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy out of the courtroom of 52-1 District Court Judge Brian MacKenzie after his preliminary exam conference, Wednesday November 14, 2012. The man accused of firing shots into vehicles along the Interstate 96 corridor over several weeks last month was ordered by Judge MacKenzie to undergo a competency examination in the case. (Oakland Press Photo By: Vaughn Gurganian)

A Wixom man suspected in an October shooting spree that targeted motorists along the I-96 corridor has been determined competent to stand trial.

Raulie Wayne Casteel, 43, stood in front of 53rd District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader on a terrorism charge, with an additional count of assault with intent to murder and five weapons charges.

"Today, Judge Reader accepted the report from the forensic center that determines Casteel is competent to stand trial," said Michigan Attorney General's Office spokeswoman Joy Yearout after the proceeding in Howell.

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A date for the preliminary exam hearing has not yet been scheduled.

"The defendant did waive the 14-day rule, so it could be very soon," she said. "We're prepared for the trial and ... we look forward to putting on a strong case."

Yearout said that Casteel's competency reports were not entered into evidence, so she could not comment on the findings.

"Releasing anything else could impair the defendant's right to a fair trial," she said.

The case -- involving 21 shootings in Ingham, Livingston and Shiawassee counties -- is separate from the charges against Casteel in Oakland County.

Prosecutor Jessica Cooper's office will be handling 60 counts for several other shooting incidents in Wixom and Commerce Township.

In November, some wondered why the prosecutor decided to opt out of the attorney general's grouping of the case.

Cooper said Oakland County was a little advanced in its case, and "in on it from the beginning."

She added that there were no issues, no turf wars that may have sparked the decision.

"They have right to ask for help and attorney general has the right to grant that," she said.

Casteel's competency exams in Oakland County were recently completed, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton. He is expected at the 52-1 District Court in Novi at 1:30 p.m. today for his forensic competency hearing.

Walton said he cannot comment on the county's findings until the results are submitted to the court.

Casteel -- a married father who graduated from Michigan State University -- remains jailed on $2 million bond from Oakland and Livingston counties.